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Washington State University is diving into its extensive history of cherry breeding to better understand the genetics underlying new, tasty fruits that benefit consumers and growers.

It has taken only a few decades: The wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) has expanded its range from the Mediterranean region to northern Europe—even as far as southern Finland. In doing so, it has adapted genetically much faster than previously thought possible. This is shown in the results of a new study by researchers at the University of Greifswald. The results offer important indicators for understanding how species react to climate change—and how quickly evolution can actually occur.

Deep in Book VII of Plato's Republic, Socrates describes prisoners chained inside a cave, mistaking shadows cast on a wall by firelight for reality itself. They name the shadows, debate them and develop expertise about them. The prisoners are completely, sincerely wrong, and they have no idea. The cave isn't a place of stupidity; it's a place of convincing, well-organized illusion.

The integration of biological organisms into synthetic structures offers a radical new pathway for developing intelligent, self-powered materials. Researchers have pioneered an innovative approach to biomanufacturing by using light-based 3D printing to engineer living material systems capable of localized environmental processing.

A research team in Japan has developed an efficient, minimally invasive cancer detection device that uses high-performance zinc oxide nanowires to selectively capture extracellular vesicles (EVs) from bodily fluids.

Heat waves across Europe and South Asia have dominated the news recently. But these events are really a surface expression of more fundamental changes affecting our planet: Earth itself is accumulating heat faster than ever before.

The process is 75 percent more energy efficient—and makes a great cup of joe. The post Espresso brewed with soundwaves instead of heat tastes just as good appeared first on Popular Science.

Peugeot has launched its first ever electric GTi with an image of the new car alongside a 40-year-old Peugeot GTi. Not many new car launches would be so brazenly retro. Aren’t EVs bought by forward-looking motorists rather than lovers of the past?Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Peugeot, Electric Vehicles, Hot hatch, Performance

The collection of artifacts represents the layered history of Ehnasiya, an ancient Egyptian capital that became the Roman city of Heracleópolis Magna

A clay figurine, small enough to cradle in your hand, with 11 dots arranged in columns where its head should be, may depict the oldest known example of written numbers in Mesoamerica.

NC State University entomologist Maxwell Scott is among a handful of people worldwide with the most thorough understanding of the genetics and life cycle of the New World screwworm, a blowfly that lays its eggs in wounds or vulnerable spots in livestock, pets, wildlife and humans and feeds on their living tissue.

James Cook University senior leadership are ready to revolutionize the delivery of degree programs in remote communities, using AI to accelerate the integration of western and traditional knowledge systems. In their article published in The Australian Educational Researcher, JCU Vice Chancellor Professor Simon Biggs and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Education & Strategy Professor Martin Nakata argue that new AI-integrated models of learning will value traditional knowledge, use traditional languages and properly account for real-life work experience.

We got tactical and stayed frosty for our preview of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, guided by game director Chris Cross.

We've got the lowdown on High-End, in pictures. The post 15 standout products from High-End Vienna, the yearly showcase of glorious audiophile indulgence appeared first on Popular Science.

Discover why some stars shine blue, white, orange or red and what those colors tell us about the cosmos.